From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 12:43:14 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-09-18,    
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.    
   >    
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give    
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.    
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,    
   > based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote    
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal    
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.    
   >    
   > All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have    
   > been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of    
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting    
   > of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24    
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition    
   > (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > I wrote one of these rounds.    
      
   the challenge round   
      
   >    
   > * Game 1, Round 9 -- Canadiana Geography -- City Neighborhoods    
   >    
   > We name three districts or neighborhoods, and you name the Canadian    
   > city where they are located. For example, we say Rosedale, Mimico,    
   > and Forest Hill, and you say Toronto.    
   >    
   > 1. Britannia, Alta Vista, and Sandy Hill.    
      
   ottawa   
      
   > 2. Walkerville, Old Sandwich, and Riverside.    
      
   st john ; toronto   
      
   > 3. Place-Royal, Place d'Youville [both pronounced as French],    
   > and Lower Town.    
      
   quebec   
      
   > 4. Deschenes ["day-SHEN"], Aylmer, Hull.    
      
   quebec   
      
   >    
   > Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the    
   > above questions. Sbe gur erfg bs gur ebhaq, lbh ner fgvyy anzvat    
   > pvgvrf, ohg sebz urer ba, gurve cebivaprf jvyy abg ercrng.    
   >    
   > 5. Oak Bay, Sidney, and Saanich ["SAN-nitch"].    
      
   vancouver   
      
   > 6. Clayton Park, Fairview, and Kingswood.    
      
   saskatchewan    
      
   > 7. Cathedral area, Albert Street South, and Germantown.    
      
   saskatchewan    
      
   > 8. Glenora, Westmount, and Lansdowne.    
      
   saskatchewan    
      
   > 9. Kenmount Terrace, Southland, the Narrows.    
      
   saskatchewan    
      
   > 10. Inkster, Point Douglas, and River Heights.    
      
   saskatchewan    
      
   >    
   > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round    
   >    
   > * A. Entertainment: Comedies by Fetish    
   >    
   > A1. In what classic comedy movie from about 65 years ago does    
   > the sexy female lead character have a fetish for men playing    
   > the saxophone -- especially tenor sax?    
      
   kings go forth ?  [sinatra was in it]   
      
   > A2. In what classic comedy movie from about 35 years ago does the    
   > sexy female lead character have a fetish for foreign    
   > languages -- notably, Italian and Russian?    
      
   a fish called wanda   
      
   >    
   > * B. Geography: Museums of Upstate New York    
   >    
   > B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum    
   > of photography, covering both the art and the technology.    
   > What city is it in?    
      
   rochester ny   
      
   > B2. The Museum of Glass likewise covers both the art and the    
   > science of glassmaking. Its full name begins with the city    
   > where it is: what city?    
      
   corning ny?   
      
   >    
   > * C. History: Sex Beats Violence    
   >    
   > C1. In 2000 the US presidential election came down to a Supreme    
   > Court battle over recounts. We all know what happened,    
   > but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it    
   > was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the    
   > category title, har-har-har.)    
      
   bush v. gore   
      
   > C2. Turning from real-life history to historical fiction,    
   > "Saving Private Ryan" was nominated for the Oscar for    
   > Best Picture of 1998, but it didn't win. What movie did?    
   > (Hint: See the category title.}    
      
   titanic   
      
   >    
   > * D. Name that Science    
   >    
   > D1. In what field of science would people use all these terms?    
   > Absolute magnitude, gamma-ray burster, eccentricity, brown    
   > dwarf, red giant, right ascension and declination.    
      
   astronomy   
      
   > D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?    
   > Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,    
   > crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.    
      
   genetics   
      
   >    
   > * E. Literature: Spell that Character    
      
   uh oh   
      
   > E1. In novels by Sara Paretsky, you will read about private    
   > detective Victoria ["Iffy-Jeanie-a" "war-shaw-ski"].    
   > *Spell* either her middle name or her surname.    
      
   warshawski   
      
   > E2. In novels by George R.R. Martin, you will read about    
   > ["Duh-nair-ris Tar-gair-ee-en"], a member of a royal family.    
   > *Spell* either her first name or her surname.    
      
   targaryen   
      
   >    
   > * F. Canadiana: It's More Patriotic This Way    
   >    
   > F1. The last time that the words of "O Canada" were officially    
   > changed was in 2018. Two words were replaced with two    
   > other words. What changed?    
      
   "thy sons" , "of us"   
      
   > F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because    
   > it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?    
      
   berlin?   
      
   > --    
   > Mark Brader, Toronto | "You are becoming far too reasonable.    
   > m...@vex.net | I worry about you." --Tony Cooper    
   >    
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